topic Opening new dialog when custom tool is enabled freezes ArcMap in ArcObjects SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/opening-new-dialog-when-custom-tool-is-enabled/m-p/705980#M18884 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am using java arcobjects 10.&nbsp; I have a class that extends Tool, which shows up as a button in a toolbar.&nbsp; I click the button to enable the custom tool.&nbsp; I then click anything that opens a custom dialog (using a JFrame).&nbsp; If I click a button on the dialog while the mouse pointer is on top of the map, ArcMap hangs.&nbsp; That is, I position the dialog so that when I click the Cancel button to close the custom dialog, the mouse pointer would click a point on the map window if the dialog wasn't there.&nbsp; If I drag the custom dialog so that the click happens over the menu bar or layer list then ArcMap does not freeze.&nbsp; If I first click an ESRI tool so that the custom tool is no longer enabled then ArcMap does not freeze.&nbsp; This behavior is repeatable every time, and it even happens when the custom tool has no code in it.&nbsp; All that is necessary is that the custom tool is clicked and the custom dialog has at least one button to click.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Has anyone else had this problem?&nbsp; It is very easily repeatable with a class that extends Tool and a class that extends JFrame.&nbsp; I would appreciate any help with this.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:34:28 GMT noonenoone 2012-04-10T19:34:28Z Opening new dialog when custom tool is enabled freezes ArcMap https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/opening-new-dialog-when-custom-tool-is-enabled/m-p/705980#M18884 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I am using java arcobjects 10.&nbsp; I have a class that extends Tool, which shows up as a button in a toolbar.&nbsp; I click the button to enable the custom tool.&nbsp; I then click anything that opens a custom dialog (using a JFrame).&nbsp; If I click a button on the dialog while the mouse pointer is on top of the map, ArcMap hangs.&nbsp; That is, I position the dialog so that when I click the Cancel button to close the custom dialog, the mouse pointer would click a point on the map window if the dialog wasn't there.&nbsp; If I drag the custom dialog so that the click happens over the menu bar or layer list then ArcMap does not freeze.&nbsp; If I first click an ESRI tool so that the custom tool is no longer enabled then ArcMap does not freeze.&nbsp; This behavior is repeatable every time, and it even happens when the custom tool has no code in it.&nbsp; All that is necessary is that the custom tool is clicked and the custom dialog has at least one button to click.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Has anyone else had this problem?&nbsp; It is very easily repeatable with a class that extends Tool and a class that extends JFrame.&nbsp; I would appreciate any help with this.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:34:28 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/opening-new-dialog-when-custom-tool-is-enabled/m-p/705980#M18884 noonenoone 2012-04-10T19:34:28Z